AI & Tech
Report Finds ChatGPT's Teen Safety Tools Fall Short in Crisis Moments
New testing reveals OpenAI's safeguards for teenage users often keep them engaged with the chatbot rather than steering them toward real help during mental health emergencies.
Ex-CIA Officer Admits to $190M Fake Spy Program Scam
A former Central Intelligence Agency officer has pleaded guilty to inventing a phony classified government initiative that he used to siphon more than $190 million in cash and gold from unwitting victims.
AI & TechMeta Deploys AI to Catch Ads Hiding Links to Abuse Material
Meta says it has built new artificial intelligence systems to catch advertisers who disguise harmful links behind seemingly ordinary ads, routing unsuspecting users toward child sexual abuse material hosted elsewhere online.
AI & TechGoogle Launches Free Tool to Detect AI-Generated Images, Video and Audio
A new public website from Google lets anyone check whether a photo, video clip, or audio file was made using artificial intelligence.
AI & TechApple Teams With LG for Smart Home Push, Report Says
Apple appears ready to challenge Amazon and Google in the smart home market with a lineup of connected devices built alongside a major electronics partner.
AI & TechLambda Seeks $4 Billion as AI Cloud Provider Eyes 2027 IPO
A major AI infrastructure player is lining up billions in fresh capital as it charts a path toward one of the industry's most closely watched public offerings.
AI & TechMistral Unveils Massive New AI Model to Challenge US and Chinese Giants
The French AI lab has released Mistral Large 4, a trillion-parameter multimodal system designed to outperform both closed American models and open-source Chinese competitors.
AI & TechParamount and Warner Bros. Complete Merger, Creating Media Giant Skydance
The long-anticipated combination unites Paramount+ and HBO Max under one roof, alongside a sprawling network portfolio spanning news, entertainment and sports.
AI & TechAI Chip Startup Etched Draws Buyout Offers at Double Valuation
Investors are reportedly offering to value Etched above $40 billion, barely two months after its previous funding round closed.
AI & TechFusion Startup Lands $200M to Chase 2034 Power Plant Target
Type One Energy's fresh capital infusion signals growing investor confidence that a stripped-down approach to fusion technology could beat rivals to the grid.
AI & TechCalifornia Hits Robotaxi Operators With New Fines Over Emergency Vehicle Blockages
State lawmakers have approved new penalties targeting autonomous vehicle companies whose cars obstruct ambulances, fire trucks, and police vehicles.
AI & TechMandiant Founder's Armadin Lands $255.5M at $2.5B Valuation
Kevin Mandia, the cybersecurity veteran who built and sold Mandiant, is back with a heavily funded startup betting that swarms of AI agents can outpace human hackers and defenders alike.
AI & TechReport: Grok Chatbot Weighed In Before Venezuela Operation
Reporting indicates President Trump consulted Elon Musk's AI chatbot before the U.S. military action that led to the capture of Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro.
AI & TechGoogle Bets Orbit Can Host Future Data Centers, But Math Is Daunting
The search giant has sent a custom AI chip into space as a first step toward a long-shot plan that depends on SpaceX flying Starship at an almost unimaginable pace.
AI & TechOpenAI Dismisses Three Safety Researchers Over Data Handling
The AI lab parted ways with the staffers following an internal probe into alleged mishandling of sensitive company material, according to a Wall Street Journal report.
AI & TechGoogle Unveils Gemini 4 Argon, Its Most Capable AI Model Yet
The new flagship model is designed to push Google deeper into coding and cybersecurity work, two of the fastest-growing enterprise AI markets.
AI & TechPentagon Enlists Musk, Luckey And Gingrich For Warfare Review
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has launched a 120-day Pentagon study on the future of combat, placing tech entrepreneurs with deep financial stakes in military contracting at the center of the process.
AI & TechElevenLabs Valuation Hits $22 Billion After Investor Tender
The AI voice-generation company doubled its market value in a deal that let employees cash out shares rather than raise fresh operating capital.
AI & TechWhy Consumer AI Products Keep Losing Money
The math behind chatbots, assistants, and other consumer-facing AI tools is proving far harder to solve than the technology itself.
AI & TechMeta Denies Its AI Agent Snooped on Private Messages
A dispute has erupted over whether Meta's new Muse AI assistant can peer into users' private conversations without their consent.